· 2013
Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Education in the United States.
- 1,598citations
- 2013year
Short summary
A decade-long analysis of US higher education reveals that over 2,800 institutions offer online learning, addressing key questions about MOOCs, strategic adoption, student enrollment, faculty involvement, learning outcomes, and adoption barriers.
AI-generated from the title and abstract; the full text is not read.
Key points
- Over 2,800 US colleges and universities have been tracked for online education trends over a decade.
- The report addresses fundamental questions regarding MOOCs, strategic institutional adoption, and student enrollment in online courses.
- Key issues explored include faculty time, acceptance of online teaching, learning outcome comparability, and barriers to widespread adoption.
AI-generated from the title and abstract; the full text is not read.
Abstract
This document reports on the state of online learning among higher education institutions in the United States. The study is aimed at answering some of the fundamental questions about the nature and extent of online education. Based on responses from over 2,800 colleges and universities, the report addresses the following key issues: (1) massive open online courses (MOOCS); (2) are we heading for online 2.0?; (3) is online learning strategic?; (4) how many students are learning online?; (5) who offers online?; (6) does it take more faculty time and effort to teach online?; (7) are learning outcomes in online comparable to face-to-face?; (8) has faculty acceptance of online increased?; and (9) barriers to widespread adoption of online learning.
The authors' abstract, as published at the source., 2013 · DOI ↗
Continue with a free account
Ask the paper: 3 free questions a day about this paper; save it, get its citation, new summaries every day for your field. Takeaways are Premium.
Continue free on the webSign in with Google or Apple; no card needed. You come back to this paper.
On your phone:
Field: Computer Science Applications
Computer Science ApplicationsComputer Science